3sgte v.s SR20DET Options

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3S v.s SR

[saleeka]

Weren't these motors designed for different purposes as well? The 3S-GTE was designed for the soul purpose of being a good rally car motor, being based upon an already competent motor, the 3S-GE. This explains why a stock GTE's internals were not built up to handle massivly high amouts of horsepower- 300 bhp is the limit in the WRC, so there isnt need to be able to handle 500 hp and add weight by making the motor stronger than it needs to be. The SR's purpose, as i'm aware, wasnt to go race, but to lay down in the street and be produced in significant numbers for the S cars. Nissan's rally experence with the SR20-DET motor in the Pulsar GTI-R was not favorable, to say the least, because the engine was prone to overheating issues, and it was not comparable to the reliability of the Toyota by a long shot- and rememebr thats at running 300 hp, not 500. If you ask me, i think the 3S is the better motor simply because of rallying results- It proved itself in the WRC to be superior to the SR.

This post has been edited by saleeka: Nov 15, 2004 - 12:37 AM